Gas Stoves With Low Maintenance Requirements

It is believed that the first gas stove was shown during the World's Fair in London in 1851. However, partially due to the slow growth of the gas pipe line it did not become commercially successful until the 1880s. The gas stoves were originally rather graceless but they were eventually reduced in size and the oven was integrated into the base.

Prior to pilot lights, the stoves were manually started by using a match. Unfortunately, if the gas was left on with the door closed, then the oven would fill with gas that in turn filled the room with gas. Then, any type of spark may have resulted in an explosion.

Because of this, the manufacturers of the gas stoves developed a safety valve to be used. This involved using a pilot flame that ignited the main burner when it was turned on. It heated a thermocoupler that sent a signal to the valve so it would stay open. If the pilot ever went out, then the thermocoupler would cool off which then sent a signal indicating that the gas needed to be turned off.

Fireplaces stoves can also help save you money on heating costs through zone heating, which means the stove is used to heat only a specific area of the home, such as a family room.

Also, the newer gas stoves can be vented out through an existing chimney or even directly vented through a wall that is behind the stove. Not all of the models require outside venting, but the Environmental Protection Agency does not support their use due to the quality of the indoor air if no venting to the outside is employed.

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